Banking, Trade and Commerce – February 29, 2012

Banking, Trade and Commerce – February 29, 2012

Canada Revenue Agency officials Cathy Hawara, Claude St-Pierre, Alison Rutherford, and Stephanie Henderson appeared before the committee as part of its five-year Parliamentary review of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act. The witnesses discussed charitable donations, and the possibility of money laundering through charities.

During the second segment of the day, Sabine Nolke and Michael Walma, both from Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, discussed various aspects of the bill including financial relationships with foreign countries.